Weather Records on 19 July 1960

746 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 July 1960. Highest significance: Beaufort, AU.

Key Facts for 19 July 1960

On 19 July 1960, 746 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
354 were record highs and 112 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 24 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 696 daily.
Beaufort set a daily record precipitation of 34.0 mm (1.3 in) on 19 July 1960.
Across 164 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

746 stations

746 station records on 19 July 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 July 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Beaufort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Porto Novo	India	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Coranderrk Badger Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bodinayakkanur	India	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Narre Warren North (Narre Warr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Smythesdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Perumbalur	India	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Officer (Jesmond Dene)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Streatham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sassafras Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Woori Yallock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nidamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chinnar	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kurinjipadi	India	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Portsea Quarantine Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lewis Hill (St Pauls River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kattumavadi	India	Record daily precipitation	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Runge	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dandenong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Krishnanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Boogardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Frankston 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Harapanahalli	India	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ambasamudram	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Leake (Elizabeth River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gudauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tirrengower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vriddhachalam	India	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sivakasi	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hillside Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort (Wongan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lethbridge Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lalgudi	India	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Run (River)	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mortlake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sivagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jamkhandi	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Caldwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Linton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Uppiliyapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Viralimalai	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bon Wier	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cut Bank AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bicheno (Council Depot)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Helens Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone 1 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ovando	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vattaram	India	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mudukulathur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Karsakpaj	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stevensville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

746 records

Records set or tied on 19 July 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 272, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 82, Lowest daily minimum 72, Heaviest daily rainfall 280.

Records on 19 July 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	272
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	82
Lowest daily minimum	72
Heaviest daily rainfall	280
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 July 1960 by timescale: all-time 24, monthly 26, daily 696.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

571 broken records

Margins by which the 571 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 107.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 July 1960

Top 20 records on 19 July 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 July 1960	Beaufort, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	73 years	66 of 100 (Major)
19 July 1960	Porto Novo, IN	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 July 1960	Coranderrk Badger Weir, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1960	Bodinayakkanur, IN	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1960	Narre Warren North (Narre Warr, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	82 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1960	Smythesdale, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1960	Perumbalur, IN	daily rain	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	50 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1960	Officer (Jesmond Dene), AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1960	Beaconsfield Upper, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1960	Streatham, AU	monthly rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1960	Sassafras Post Office, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1960	Woori Yallock, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1960	Nidamangalam, IN	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1960	Chinnar, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1960	Kurinjipadi, IN	monthly rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1960	Decatur, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1960	Portsea Quarantine Station, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1960	Lewis Hill (St Pauls River), AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1960	Tallinn, EE	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	76 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1960	Kattumavadi, IN	daily rain	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1799 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1960. 1960 had 746 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 07-19 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1805	1
1809	1
1811	1
1837	1
1838	1
1839	1
1843	1
1845	2
1848	1
1851	1
1859	2
1863	2
1864	1
1865	2
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1871	3
1873	2
1874	3
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	5
1892	3
1893	2
1894	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	4
1898	2
1899	3
1900	6
1901	4
1902	12
1903	4
1904	15
1905	20
1906	14
1907	19
1908	21
1909	17
1910	49
1911	14
1912	39
1913	48
1914	35
1915	140
1916	234
1917	177
1918	36
1919	34
1920	50
1921	55
1922	121
1923	224
1924	191
1925	153
1926	319
1927	96
1928	148
1929	232
1930	585
1931	269
1932	385
1933	258
1934	765
1935	268
1936	402
1937	227
1938	290
1939	285
1940	338
1941	424
1942	568
1943	276
1944	361
1945	308
1946	485
1947	613
1948	384
1949	762
1950	613
1951	545
1952	541
1953	330
1954	535
1955	343
1956	552
1957	348
1958	481
1959	393
1960	746
1961	402
1962	453
1963	502
1964	534
1965	755
1966	481
1967	560
1968	740
1969	610
1970	545
1971	636
1972	699
1973	538
1974	513
1975	441
1976	824
1977	898
1978	636
1979	964
1980	835
1981	915
1982	676
1983	1,011
1984	1,076
1985	569
1986	810
1987	1,608
1988	995
1989	1,081
1990	954
1991	803
1992	717
1993	847
1994	589
1995	893
1996	1,353
1997	856
1998	1,325
1999	878
2000	1,802
2001	905
2002	985
2003	1,192
2004	1,082
2005	1,049
2006	1,392
2007	1,181
2008	753
2009	1,844
2010	911
2011	1,266
2012	878
2013	1,061
2014	1,207
2015	735
2016	605
2017	495
2018	836
2019	651
2020	409
2021	779
2022	1,143
2023	884
2024	544
2025	600
2026	653

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	523
20 to 40	37
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1